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Consideration; thought; reflection; heed. Sad pause and deep regard become the sage. Shak.

A rest; a pause.

Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay. "Without more respite." Chaucer. Some pause and respite only I require. Denham.

A short pause in reading verse; a cæsura.

The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the fardingbag. See Illust. below.

A leaping or jumping. Continued his saltation without pause. Sir W. Scott.

The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.

foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia.

me, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug.

ful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song. Beyond the fact that Selach is a musical term, we know absolutely nothing about it. Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.)

An aged person; an older. Dryden. Each village senior paused to scan, And speak the lovely caravan. Emerson.

Of or pertaining to a sentence, or full period; as, a sentential pause.

shment of a person in a particular parish or town, which entitles him to maintenance if a pauper, and subjects the parish or town to his support. Blackstone. Bouvier. Act of settlement (Eng. Hist.), the statute of 12 and 13 William III, by which the crown was limited to the present reigning house (the house of Hanover)…

-- Shoulder knot, an ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder; a kind of epaulet or braided ornament worn as part of a military uniform. -- Shoulder-of-mutton sail (Naut.), a triangular sail carried on a boat's mast; -- so called from its shape. -- Shoulder slip, dislocation of the shoulder, or of the…

huttle. I had to fly far and wide, shutting athwart the big Babel, wherever his calls and pauses had to be. Carlyle.

omething, as reading a book, playing a game, etc. For the understanding of any one of St. Paul's Epistles I read it all through at one sitting. Locke.

A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army. [Written also skilligolee, skillygalee, etc.]

tallic luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps. -- Soldier moth (Zoöl.), a large geometrid moth (Euschema militaris), having the wings bright yellow with bluish black lines and spots. -- Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis (Orchis militaris).…

d or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box. Made believe to spar at Paul with great science. Dickens.

to. [He will] thee in hope; he will speak thee fair. Ecclus. xiii. 6. each village senior paused to scan And speak the lovely caravan. Emerson. To speak a ship (Naut.), to hail and speak to her captain or commander.